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"name":"SB 4.2.17", "h1":"SB 4.2.17", "label":"Text 17", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.17", "description":"The sage Maitreya continued: Thus Dakṣa, seeing Lord Śiva sitting as if against him, washed his hands and mouth and cursed him in the following words."
} —
SB 4.2.17
मैत्रेय उवाच
विनिन्द्यैवं स गिरिशमप्रतीपमवस्थितम् ।
दक्षोऽथाप उपस्पृश्य क्रुद्धः शप्तुं प्रचक्रमे ॥१७॥
Text
maitreya uvāca
vinindyaivaṁ sa giriśam
apratīpam avasthitam
dakṣo 'thāpa upaspṛśya
kruddhaḥ śaptuṁ pracakrame
Synonyms
maitreyaḥ uvāca—Maitreya said; vinindya—abusing; evam—thus; saḥ—he (Dakṣa); giriśam—Śiva; apratīpam—without any hostility; avasthitam—remaining; dakṣaḥ—Dakṣa; atha—now; apaḥ—water; upaspṛśya—washing hands and mouth; kruddhaḥ—angry; śaptum—to curse; pracakrame—began to.
Translation
The sage Maitreya continued: Thus Dakṣa, seeing Lord Śiva sitting as if against him, washed his hands and mouth and cursed him in the following words.